When they lost to Croatia all spectators are murmerring Never bet against the Germany.
Then they made hard work of beating feeble Austria 1-0, it seemed that this time, for once, they are not genuine contenders.
Digits were duly extracted against Portugal last Thursday, and after a vibrant quarter final that was handsomely typical of the championship to date, it was Germany who marched triumphantly into the last four; where they play Turkey in Basle today.
Injuries are plagueing Turkey and Fatih Terim’s men are going to clash with Germany without key Players.
The problem at the moment for him is how many able-bodied footballers he can count on. The impressive Arda is banned, as are Tuncay Sanli and the central defender Emre Asik. Goal keeper Volkan Demirel was given a two-match ban for his red card against the Czech Republic.
Hamit Altintop who is the German-born is now with the Turkey. Most of his coaching is completed with Bayern.
"There are five Bayern players in the German side and Altintop is using insider information to help Turkey plot Germany’s downfall in Today’s Euro 2008 semi-final.